Nielsen’s Global Consumer Business unveiled a new brand identity – including new company name and logo – at Intelligence Reimagined, the latest, virtual iteration of its annual Consumer 360 event. Once Nielsen’s Global Consumer Business becomes a stand-alone company it will be known as NielsenIQ, identified by a new brand logo. With a vibrant flash green […]
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United Fresh Launches New Program To Kick Off 2021
United Fresh Produce Association is launching the United re-Fresh Experience, a monthly series of events in January 2021. “Despite the trials and tribulations across our supply chain in 2020, we’re all ready to turn the corner into brighter days,” said Tom Stenzel, president and CEO of United Fresh. “The new United re-Fresh Experience will help […]
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Kroger Health Launches COVID-19 Rapid Antibody Testing At Pharmacies
Kroger Health revealed the launch of rapid antibody testing across its family of pharmacies, expanding the company’s existing portfolio of in-clinic and at-home COVID-19 diagnostic tests, to help inform patients if they have previously been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The FDA-authorized rapid antibody tests – conducted using a finger-prick blood sample – are now available at Kroger pharmacies […]
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FMI Presents Latest Grocery Shopper Trends COVID-19 Tracker Research
FMI – The Food Industry Association headquartered in Arlington,Virginia, has released its latest U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends COVID-19 Tracker research, which looks at consumers’ plans for the holiday season, sports viewing and the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on grocery shopping habits. To assess the impact of COVID-19 on the perceptions and behaviors of grocery shoppers, FMI and The Harman Group are actively surveying […]
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New NACS Research Reveals Last Mile Opportunities
Last mile fulfillment presents an opportunity for convenience retailers to grow sales and expand customer reach, according to a newly released NACS Research study, “NACS Last Mile Fulfillment in Convenience Retail.” NACS defines last mile fulfillment services as order fulfillment processes that deliver goods to a destination. While more than half of all of convenience […]
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Sorensen: Building A Strategic Private Label Plan For Milk, Plant-Based Beverages
by Cindy Sorensen/founder, The Grocery Group I just returned from a visit to a local grocery store. What I found to be most interesting as I reviewed the milk and plant-based beverage department is this retailer, like most others, has responded with a private label selection that matches national and local brand milk and plant-based products, […]
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Instacart, Aldi Launch New Pilot For SNAP/EBT Online Payment
Instacart recently announced its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Electronic Benefit Transfer integration in partnership with Aldi. For the first time, SNAP/EBT participants will be able to access fresh food and pantry staples from Aldi via Instacart’s same-day delivery and pickup services. The multi-phased launch will begin in Georgia in the coming weeks across more than 60 […]
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Profile: Meet Sydney Wicklacz With Kraft Heinz Co.
The Shelby Report and The Grocery Group together present this series, People to Watch, to focus on current and future leadership in the grocery industry. In this installment, Grocery Group Founder and CEO Cindy Sorensen interviews Sydney Wicklacz, associate customer category manager with the Kraft Heinz Co. I first met Sydney when she was a […]